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obama has been under fire from gay rights advocates. they say he's been too slow to implement the changes he promised as a candidate. they call this announcement monumental. >> it's all about taking an unjust, discriminatory, and unconstitutional law, off the books. >> reporter: conservatives slam the president. >> there are reasons why traditionally heterosexual couples have been recognized by governments. and it's not a position that same-sex couples have proven to be. >> reporter: this couple is suing the federal government to change that. >> we challenge the statute because it's fundamentally wrong. >> and it directly affects us. >> reporter: even if this law is found unconstitutional, that doesn't make same-sex marriage the law of the land. what it does do is gives federal benefits to same-sex couples where the marriages are legal. rob and peggy? >> thanks, karen. >>> the u.s. has the dubious distinction of coming in last when it comes to paid family leave. the new report from human rights watch says, of the 178 nations of guarante
obama has been under fire from gay rights advocates. they say he's been too slow to implement the changes he promised as a candidate. they call this announcement monumental. >> it's all about taking an unjust, discriminatory, and unconstitutional law, off the books. >> reporter: conservatives slam the president. >> there are reasons why traditionally heterosexual couples have been recognized by governments. and it's not a position that same-sex couples have proven to be....
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president obama is set to release his budget next monday. and a white house spokesman is promising it's going to contain significant cuts and require some tough decisions. rob? >> a budget battle on the horizon. emily schmidt, thanks for that report. >>> two high school students from texas have been killed in gun violence across the border. the two teens, along with a third boy, were in juarez, mexico, this weekend looking at used cars, when gunmen opened fire. juarez has become one of mexico's most dangerous cities amid a fierce drug turf war. >>> a snowstorm is bearing down on the rockies and stretching all the way to kansas. it's expected to dump ten inches of snow in denver, albuquerque, amarillo, oklahoma city, and wichita. and more than 20 inches could pile up in the mountains near denver. temperatures are also plunging to more than 30 degrees colder than normal. the long, rough winter continues. >>> now, for the rest of this morning's weather from around the country. a mix of rain and snow in the northeast, around philly, new york and
president obama is set to release his budget next monday. and a white house spokesman is promising it's going to contain significant cuts and require some tough decisions. rob? >> a budget battle on the horizon. emily schmidt, thanks for that report. >>> two high school students from texas have been killed in gun violence across the border. the two teens, along with a third boy, were in juarez, mexico, this weekend looking at used cars, when gunmen opened fire. juarez has become...
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he was appointed by president obama and confirmed by the senate in january 20th, 2009. prior to his appointment, he served as the chief executive officer of the chicago public schools, a position which he was appointed by mayor richard daly. ceo from june 2001 to december 2008, he became the longest serving big city educator. he is committed to leadership in schools. that's true. one the first meeting i had in offices, he say, mayor, when you are going to get control of your schools. we recognize that good schools are critical to strong cities. i would go as far as saying you cannot have a great city without a great education system. you cannot have a great democracy with without a good public schools. we have asked secretary duncan to join us, not only to share the direction of the department of education reform efforts, but also to ensure that our nation's schools are the best that they can be and how he's going to do that. but also we want to share his thoughts on ways in which mayors specifically can engage in education efforts to support their district schools, pri
he was appointed by president obama and confirmed by the senate in january 20th, 2009. prior to his appointment, he served as the chief executive officer of the chicago public schools, a position which he was appointed by mayor richard daly. ceo from june 2001 to december 2008, he became the longest serving big city educator. he is committed to leadership in schools. that's true. one the first meeting i had in offices, he say, mayor, when you are going to get control of your schools. we...
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. >>> the challengers can anything stop mitt romney from taking on president obama. we ask him as he weighs in on the crisis in egypt, health care and the race for the white house. >>> and shark invasion, have you ever seen so many? why thousands of sharks are lurking just off a florida beach. >>> good morning, for so many of you watching right now time to get ready for the big one. robin, seems like every single week, we're waiting for a new storm, and this is the worst one yet. >> just getting started and it's a real messy mix, snow and ice expected to cover more than 2,100 miles from the northeast to southeast with indianapolis expecting the worst of the ice, an inch or more. the nation's ice zone, it's as if the state of texas turned into a skating rink. it's so massive. it's close to that size and winter storm warnings for new york city, boston, with predictions the ice is worst than first expected. >> it's gotten so bad that the federal emergency management association is helping states deal with the impact and federal government dealing with that other major s
. >>> the challengers can anything stop mitt romney from taking on president obama. we ask him as he weighs in on the crisis in egypt, health care and the race for the white house. >>> and shark invasion, have you ever seen so many? why thousands of sharks are lurking just off a florida beach. >>> good morning, for so many of you watching right now time to get ready for the big one. robin, seems like every single week, we're waiting for a new storm, and this is the...
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i have urged president obama as recently as last friday to approve that request. in the field afghan security forces partnered are coalition forces employed in helmand and kandahar. u.s. and afghan forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban strongholds in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that's what the taliban fears the most, afghan security forces opposed to foreign forces out in front providing security to the afghan people. as support for the afghan army and police grows, lower level insurgent fighters are beginning to reintegrate into afghan's society. improving afghan government proves a major challenge to success. the government in kabul is largely absent from daily lives and corruption and mismanagement remain major obstacles. we must ensure the forces are prepared to address other threats in other places beside iraq and afghanistan. we've obviously must remain atentative to the threats around that region and throughout the world. i outline those threats in
i have urged president obama as recently as last friday to approve that request. in the field afghan security forces partnered are coalition forces employed in helmand and kandahar. u.s. and afghan forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban strongholds in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that's what the taliban fears the most, afghan security forces opposed to foreign forces out in front...
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how did this report get put together and what is it going to tell us about the obama administration's view of conservation? >> doug, over the last two years, we have done is, worked with the president on our conservation agenda for the obama administration and we already have things that i'm very proud of. passage and signature by the president of one the very first bills in this congress was the 2009 omnibus lands bill which created two million acres of wilderness, 1,000 miles of wild and scenic rivers, three new national parks. that was the down payment. moving forward from that we've been doing a lot of things from the everglades to foothills national conservation area. but it is our view if we were going to have a sustained conservation agenda, that we needed to go out and understand stand the reality of american public what they were viewing as conservation. the america's great outdoors listening sessions led by will and tom strickland and so many other people all over the country listened to people all over the united states as given the realities of today in 2010, 2011, what sh
how did this report get put together and what is it going to tell us about the obama administration's view of conservation? >> doug, over the last two years, we have done is, worked with the president on our conservation agenda for the obama administration and we already have things that i'm very proud of. passage and signature by the president of one the very first bills in this congress was the 2009 omnibus lands bill which created two million acres of wilderness, 1,000 miles of wild...
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do you think president obama should be more explicitly? >> i don't like to tell if president what i think he should do. george, i don't have all of the information that the president has. i just believe from the experience i've had with the egyptians, i've known president mubarak. i've been to egypt many times. and the time has come for him to arrange for a transition that has the army, pro-democracy elements and others in a transition government, so we can have a free and fair and open election. the best opportunity for a pro-democracy government and not a radical, islamic government, is an open, transparent process. this virus spreading through the middle east, it proves the universeality of un yeau universality, proves the human yearnings. and probably the only place you won't see the demonstrations is iraq. >> good point. i want to get to those -- the region in a second. first, on president mubarak. as you say, you know him well. he seems to be digging in right now. if that continues, should the united states suspend its aid to egypt?
do you think president obama should be more explicitly? >> i don't like to tell if president what i think he should do. george, i don't have all of the information that the president has. i just believe from the experience i've had with the egyptians, i've known president mubarak. i've been to egypt many times. and the time has come for him to arrange for a transition that has the army, pro-democracy elements and others in a transition government, so we can have a free and fair and open...
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obama called the law unconstitutional. saying the gay couples should have the right as straight couples. conservatives immediately struck back, accusing the president of undermining the traditional family. the debate could ultimately end up before the supreme court. that is one of the big stories that will be discussed today, that's for sure. >> some questioning of the political timing. we'll see how it all plays out. >>> hope is fading in new zealand this morning as the death toll from that devastating earthquake is now officially climbed to 98. >> more than 200 people are still missing. the bodies of dozens of foreign students remain trapped beneath the rubble. t.j. winick has the latest. >> reporter: it's already thursday in christchurch where the search for survivors continues. two days after tuesday's 6.3 magnitude quake. rescue teams from asia and australia have arrived in the city to help out. >> now we've got the capability of going out and doing searches in areas where there may still be people trapped in smaller
obama called the law unconstitutional. saying the gay couples should have the right as straight couples. conservatives immediately struck back, accusing the president of undermining the traditional family. the debate could ultimately end up before the supreme court. that is one of the big stories that will be discussed today, that's for sure. >> some questioning of the political timing. we'll see how it all plays out. >>> hope is fading in new zealand this morning as the death...
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this is a blow to the obama administration. the federal judge in florida has ruled the health care reform law signed by president obama last march is unconstitutional. 26 states, most led by republican governors or attorneys general, sued to block the law from being enacted. at issue, the provision that required all americans to buy health insurance by 2014, or face penalties. judge roger vincent ruled that the individual mandate, which is a cornerstone of the law, exceeds congress' constitutional power. two federal judges have already upheld president obama's health care overhaul. a third said the individual mandate went too far. but vincent took it a step further yesterday. he ruled that because the individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law is unconstitutional. house speaker john boehner and fellow republicans applauded the decision. president obama has indicated he's willing to work with republicans to correct flaws in the legislation. but he was quite clear on where he draws the line. >> so i say to this chambe
this is a blow to the obama administration. the federal judge in florida has ruled the health care reform law signed by president obama last march is unconstitutional. 26 states, most led by republican governors or attorneys general, sued to block the law from being enacted. at issue, the provision that required all americans to buy health insurance by 2014, or face penalties. judge roger vincent ruled that the individual mandate, which is a cornerstone of the law, exceeds congress'...
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he did say he thought president obama, quote, was a very good man. he said that he had not been asked to step down but he also said that he had told president obama, quote, that you don't understand the egyptian culture and you don't understand what would happen if i resign today. he did say once he had made that statement, once he had heard the demands of the people, as he told me, that they were legitimate demands, he made the decision to step aside and he said he felt relief after that. i did say, where would he go once he stepped down? and he said, egypt. this is my -- this is my home. he said, he didn't care what people were saying about him right now. he said that he cared only about his country, about egypt, and is that when the time comes, he would die in egypt. i visited that palace many times. i've interviewed president mubarak in much less tense times. usually the halls are crowded, lots of officials in the halls, walking, bringing tea, bringing coffee. this time there was a sense that everybody was in their offices. we walked down an empt
he did say he thought president obama, quote, was a very good man. he said that he had not been asked to step down but he also said that he had told president obama, quote, that you don't understand the egyptian culture and you don't understand what would happen if i resign today. he did say once he had made that statement, once he had heard the demands of the people, as he told me, that they were legitimate demands, he made the decision to step aside and he said he felt relief after that. i...
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on one side president obama. >> let's use a scalpel. let's not use a machete. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans who want deeper cuts. many of them using the same talking points. >> he punted. >> he just punted. >> he punted. >> reporter: the president issued a veto threat on a house republican bill he says cuts too much. it came hours after he called for cooperation on the budget. >> this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and then ultimately getting in that boat at the same time so it doesn't tip over. >> i've been inviting the president to have that conversation since he took office two years ago. >> reporter: on capitol hill it's become the first major confrontation of the new congress with newly empowered republicans. >> over the last two years since president obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs. and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it. >> maybe so be it for him but not so be it for the people who are losing their jobs.
on one side president obama. >> let's use a scalpel. let's not use a machete. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans who want deeper cuts. many of them using the same talking points. >> he punted. >> he just punted. >> he punted. >> reporter: the president issued a veto threat on a house republican bill he says cuts too much. it came hours after he called for cooperation on the budget. >> this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation...
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we discovered this through a guy, obama foodorama which is the blog about obama food and this is the one that kind of brought this to light. it's out of "usa today." interesting. >> does that mean we're getting fish at our kfcs? >> i don't -- >> that is a the real question we're wondering. is kfc going to be like long john's? >> i think that would raise too many eyebrows in this country. in china it's working. >> i'm impressed with his english for his speak and then the rest was -- >> exactly. you go. >>> this next story, you be the judge, is it animal abuse or is it just some good old super bowl fun. you're about to meet a poodle by the name of desiree and they're calling her the packer poodle. apparently her owner said if the packers make it to the super bowl, i am going to, you know, sacrifice my dog? i don't know what you call this. mutilate my dog? it actually is very well done. the "g" is clear and the poodle looks happy. she says the dog is so well trained that when you say, go pack, go, the poodle will bark on command. >> we've done a lot of animal stories this week leading u
we discovered this through a guy, obama foodorama which is the blog about obama food and this is the one that kind of brought this to light. it's out of "usa today." interesting. >> does that mean we're getting fish at our kfcs? >> i don't -- >> that is a the real question we're wondering. is kfc going to be like long john's? >> i think that would raise too many eyebrows in this country. in china it's working. >> i'm impressed with his english for his...
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bush, a third of president obama. and when the therapist picked up one of the cards, gabby giffords said, george bush. doctors told us it's a sign not only of speech recovery but also of cognitive recovery. >> cognitive recovery and speech recovery are two separate processes. someone may be able to speak, but the inability to think clearly may become more evident because now the person is speaking, but the person may not make sense. >> reporter: but in gabby giffords' case, she is making sense, a few words at a time. even speaking to her brother-in-law in space telling him, hi, i'm good. and her office said the congresswoman continues to be briefed just as she'd always been. all last week on egypt. convinced that while she can't speak in full sentences, she can understand what's being said. and her mother is ecstatic. "the new york times" reporting in an e-mail sent by giffords' mother about gabby winning a game of tic-tac-toe against one of the nurses, adding that she's gone from being kind of a limp noodle to someon
bush, a third of president obama. and when the therapist picked up one of the cards, gabby giffords said, george bush. doctors told us it's a sign not only of speech recovery but also of cognitive recovery. >> cognitive recovery and speech recovery are two separate processes. someone may be able to speak, but the inability to think clearly may become more evident because now the person is speaking, but the person may not make sense. >> reporter: but in gabby giffords' case, she is...
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it was all part of president obama's charm offensive. >> we had a very nice lunch with the president. >> reporter: the president said last year he needed to do a better job working with republicans, but a funny thing happened on the way out of what could have been a feel-good photo-op. republican leaders and the president agreed to make progress. >> we're able to find enough common ground. >> the economy so desperately needs us to work together. >> from jobs from cutting government spending. >> reporter: not far away, ben bernanke said the economy is improving but unemployment remains high. >> until we see a sustained period of stronger job creation, we cannot consider the recovery to be truly established. >> reporter: in the house, newly empowered republicans went on the attack, grilling bernanke on inflation and debt. >> we have a tidal wave of debt. >> reporter: in another hearing, jpmorgan chase apologized to active service members for making a tough economy even tougher. >> we clearly made mistakes. >> reporter: the company mistakenly foreclosed on 18 troops and overcharged $4500
it was all part of president obama's charm offensive. >> we had a very nice lunch with the president. >> reporter: the president said last year he needed to do a better job working with republicans, but a funny thing happened on the way out of what could have been a feel-good photo-op. republican leaders and the president agreed to make progress. >> we're able to find enough common ground. >> the economy so desperately needs us to work together. >> from jobs from...
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obama weighed in. the first lady weighed in on the pervasive parental anxiety about social net working, making it plain on the "today" show that her daughters wouldn't be hitting the facebook frontier any time soon. >> i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook. so, it's not something they need. >> reporter: of course, malia is only 12. technically, kids need to be 13 to have social networking accounts. >> the great thing about the first lady's comments was it was very clear that she understood that preteens should not be using facebook. >> reporter: a recent pew survey found that 93% of teens between 12 and 17 are online. and 73% do use social networking sites like facebook. but a lot of parents worry that 13, even 14, is too young. an abc news poll last year, found most parents think 15 an appropriate age. but a sizable minority, 43%, say social networking sites aren't appropriate at all for kids under 18. carrie lee is one of those parents. she's told her 16-year-old daughter no for years. >> s
obama weighed in. the first lady weighed in on the pervasive parental anxiety about social net working, making it plain on the "today" show that her daughters wouldn't be hitting the facebook frontier any time soon. >> i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook. so, it's not something they need. >> reporter: of course, malia is only 12. technically, kids need to be 13 to have social networking accounts. >> the great thing about the first lady's comments was it...
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president obama said the sanctions are designed to target ga caffey's government and protect the assets of libya's people from being lewded by the regime. this comes after the last of the american vak's are safely taken out by plane and ferry to malta. we'll bring you more in a few minutes. >>> and back here at help, the fate of a prominent plastic surgeon is in the hands of a north carolina jury. prosecutors say dr. raymond cook plowed his mercedes into an aspiring 20-year-old ballerina's car after a day of drinking. the jury will continue deliberations on monday. we will have that story in our next half hour. >>> and the question why are there so many dolphin deaths in the gulf of mexico. scientists are baffled. could there be a link to the bp oil spill? we'll pill yfill you in with th latest. >> and it is oscar weekend. while we all focus on best actor and actress and best film, we'll take a look at the unsung heros, the stunt men and women and hester apparently -- >> did you see what they just did? >> i am in shock because that looked like it was not rehearsed in the least. like you
president obama said the sanctions are designed to target ga caffey's government and protect the assets of libya's people from being lewded by the regime. this comes after the last of the american vak's are safely taken out by plane and ferry to malta. we'll bring you more in a few minutes. >>> and back here at help, the fate of a prominent plastic surgeon is in the hands of a north carolina jury. prosecutors say dr. raymond cook plowed his mercedes into an aspiring 20-year-old...
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. >>> the obama administration appears to be taking a harder line with president mubarak. deciding he must be replaced now. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> what kind of pressure is the white house and the united states government putting on mubarak behind the scenes? >> a lot of pressure. president obama himself in prooifal suggestions but president mubarak has resisted that pressure. that he step down now. senior officials say the administration is -- to be replaced by a coalition government until elections can be held. officials said there were a number of possible scenarios. a number of conversations with the egyptians. they are talks, not negotiation. the preferred way is negotiation. including the banned muslim brotherhood. vice president biden did talk to suleiman and now as richard engel pointed out speshgtsed former foreign minister as the head of the arab league secretary general showing up at tahrir square could play a major role. i talked to a top official that s
. >>> the obama administration appears to be taking a harder line with president mubarak. deciding he must be replaced now. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> what kind of pressure is the white house and the united states government putting on mubarak behind the scenes? >> a lot of pressure. president obama himself in prooifal suggestions but president mubarak has...
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regardless of what president obama has said about egypt, mubarak says he's not listening. he says he has never succumb to international pressure. rob and vinita. >>> and abc news has you covered from the white house to egypt's presidential palace. we'll have more live reporting on this crisis later on "america this morning" and "good morning america" with instant updates, of course, at abcnews.com. >>> what you heard from leon panetta in john hendren's report, he also issued a warning yesterday about increasing computer attacks. he said the next pearl harbor could be a cyber attack and claimed hackers could paralyze u.s. with malicious computer activity. >>> interesting political news this morning, donald trump stirred up a conservative conference in washington by suggesting that he may seek the republican presidential nomination. the real estate mogul and reality tv star sure sounded like a candidate when talking about trade and spending. he said the u.s. has become the laughingstock of the world. >> if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. this countr
regardless of what president obama has said about egypt, mubarak says he's not listening. he says he has never succumb to international pressure. rob and vinita. >>> and abc news has you covered from the white house to egypt's presidential palace. we'll have more live reporting on this crisis later on "america this morning" and "good morning america" with instant updates, of course, at abcnews.com. >>> what you heard from leon panetta in john hendren's...